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Administrator Binny 🦄 [on leave for April ; blitz babysitting]
December 8th, 2015 4:45:25am
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Day 8! Christmas Trivia!!!


 


Welcome to day 8! I have 50 multiple choice trivia questions!


For every correct answer you will receive 50k HPD, for a total of 2.5mil HPD if you get them all correct!


The first person to get them all correct will receive an additional 2k pts added to an animal of their choosing. The second person to get them all correct will receive an additional 1k pts added to an animal of their choosing.


 


Good Luck!!!


 


 


1 According to the Christmas song what was the only present asked for?


Two front teeth 


Three pairs of socks 


Five bath cubes 


Four bars of soap 


 


2 What colour was Rudolph the Reindeer’s nose?


Blue 


Green 


Orange 


Red 


 


3 Where does Santa Claus live?


Iceland 


Scotland 


Turkey 


Lapland 


 


4 How many sides does a snowflake have?


Twelve 


Eight 


Six 


Ten 


 


5 In the song ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas’ what pudding was asked for?


A plum pudding 


A rice pudding 


A sticky toffee pudding 


A figgy pudding 


 


6 At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant?


Poinsettia 


Mistletoe 


Ivy 


Holly 


 


7 Which of the following was not a gift from the three wise men?


Diamonds 


Gold 


Frankincense 


Myrrh 


 


8 In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store?


Schoenfeld’s 


Marshall Field’s 


Macy’s 


Gimble’s 


 


9 Who was the author of ‘A Christmas Carol’?


Mark Twain 


Charles Dickens 


Hans Christian Anderson 


Clement Moore 


 


10 How many gifts would you receive if you received all the gifts mentioned in the song ‘12 days of Christmas’?


364 


296 


196 


398 


 


11 What tree is mentioned in the Christmas song ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’?


A Plum Tree 


A Pear Tree 


An Apple Tree 


A Lemon Tree 


 


12 How many wise men where there?


2





 


13 Who was the red-nosed, lead, reindeer?


Rudolph 


Dasher 


Grinch 


Prancer 


 


14 When is the 'Feast of Stephen'?


January 1 


December 12 


December 26 


December 6 


 


15 Who helps Santa make toys?


Elves 


Reindeer 


Harry Potter 


Toys R Us ™ 


 


16 In the Bible, what was the job of Joseph, husband of Mary?


Fisherman 


Farmer 


Builder 


Carpenter 


 


17 What colour is Santa Claus's belt?


Red 


Yellow 


Blue 


Black 


 


18 Who was Scrooge's dead business partner in ‘A Christmas Carol’?


Tiny Tim 


Bob Cratchit 


Jacob Marley 


Bill Sykes 


 


19 Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in which year?


1907 


1878 


1895 


1903 


 


20 When are the '12 Days of Christmas'?


December 21 to January 1 


December 26 to January 6 


Christmas Eve to January 4 


December 14 to December 25 


 


21 Which of the following places is NOT a real U.S. city or town?


Noel, Missouri 


St. Nicholas, Florida 


Santa Claus, Georgia 


Snowflake, Texas 


 


22 How many reindeer does Santa Have?


Eight 


Seven 


Ten 


Nine 


 


 


23 In the Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' what was fun to ride in?


A Plane 


A Sleigh 


A Limo 


A Train 


 


24 Good King Wenceslas was king of which country?


Bohemia 


Poland 


Czechoslovakia 


Hungary 


 


25 Where did the real St. Nicholas live?


North Pole


Holland 


Turkey 


Germany 


 


26 What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first year at Hogwarts School?


A coat hanger 


An invisibility cloak 


A pair of socks 


A train set 


 


27 What is the name of Tiny Tim's father in the story, 'A Christmas Carol'?


Bob Cratchit 


Charles Dickens 


Jean-Luc Picard 


Big Tim 


 


28 What drink was adapted to become the American Christmas drink 'Egg Nog'?


The Scandinavian drink 'Glogg' 


The Austrian drink 'Gluhwein' 


The French drink 'Lait de Poule' 


The German drink 'Biersuppe' 


 


29 What is the all-time best-selling Christmas recording?


White Christmas 


Jingle Bells 


Frosty the Snowman 


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 


 


30 Which Christmas poem does this line belong to? “With peace on earth, good-will to men!”


'Christmas Bells' 


'The Three Kings' 


'A Christmas Carol' 


'Nativity' 


 


31 Which of the following was not one of the Three Kings?


Balthazar 


Solomon 


Melchior 


Caspar 


 


32 Who banned Christmas Carols in England between the years of 1649 and 1660?


Oliver Cromwell 


Queen Victoria 


King Charles II 


Queen Elizabeth 


 


33 Which country traditionally provides Britain with a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in London?


France 


Australia 


Norway 


Canada 


 


34 The first charity Christmas card was produced by UNICEF in 1949. The picture chosen was painted by whom?


A chimpanzee 


A pop star 


A monk 


A seven-year-old girl


 


35 What country did poinsettias originally come from?


Mexico


Spain


Brazil 


The U.S.A. 


 


36 What brought Frosty the Snowman to life?


Magic snow 


Pixie dust 


An old silk hat 


A kiss 


 


37 In the movie “It's A Wonderful Life” how do you know that a new angel has received his wings?


A cock crows 


There is a lightening flash 


A bell rings 


A trumpet sounds 


 


38 Who invented the Christmas cracker?


George Cracker 


Tom Smith 


Thomas Edison 


John Bell 


 


39 When is the feast of St Nicholas?


December 6th 


December 26th 


January 6th 


March 13th 


 


40 Clement C. Moore wrote a very famous Christmas poem. What was it called?


A Visit From St. Nick 


Christmas Bells 


A Christmas Poem 


‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 


 


41 What town is the setting for the Christmas film classic “It's a Wonderful Life”?


Bailey Park 


Sleepy Hollow 


Bedford Falls 


Pottersville 


 


42 Which city, famous for its ‘Christmas Market’, is also known as 'The Gingerbread Capital of the World'?


Nuremberg, Germany 


Prague, Czech Republic 


Bucharest, Romania 


Geneva, Switzerland 


 


43 Father Christmas is known as La Befana in which country?


Spain 


Italy 


Crotia 


France 


 


44 Which country was the first to commemorate Christmas with a postage stamp?


England 


Russia 


USA 


Austria 


 


45 The Queen’s speech was first televised in which year?


1954 


1956 


1957 


1961 


 


46 Christmas trees became popular in 1841 after Prince Albert erected one in which royal residence?


Windsor Castle 


Buckingham Palace 


Sandringham 


Kensington Palace 


 


47 Which king influenced the change from goose to turkey as the traditional meat served on Christmas Day?


Charles I 


Charles II 


Richard II 


Henry VIII 


 


48 Christmas pudding was first made as a kind of what?


Cake 


Soup 


Stuffing for meat 


Decoration 


 


49 Why did Austrian priest Joseph Mohr write Silent Night in 1818?


Because the church organ was broken 


He didn’t like ‘Away in a Manger’ 


For his children 


At the request of his bishop 


 


50 What is unique about Samichlaus Christmas beer, which, at 14% ABV, is one of the strongest lager beers in the world?


It is only available to monks 


It is only brewed on December 6 each year 


It is only available in Germany 


The location of the brewery is secret





 


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Administrator Binny 🦄 [on leave for April ; blitz babysitting]
December 8th, 2015 4:46:58am
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Bump!




 

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December 8th, 2015 5:37:41am
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Do we message you?




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BANNED
December 8th, 2015 8:23:57am
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hay i only see 34 questions, where are the other 16 lol




 

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Administrator Binny 🦄 [on leave for April ; blitz babysitting]
December 8th, 2015 1:41:29pm
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Sorry guys. That was weird. All up!

And yes message me the answers don't post them here for obvious reasons!




 

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Administrator blitz 🪦 truly devious [every day i'm shufflin']
December 8th, 2015 2:16:25pm
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Done!

 

And the print on here is now GIANT!




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Administrator 🐈~BV~Keep Staring At The Stars⭐🎵
December 8th, 2015 7:05:59pm
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Done!

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★ RileyCasper ★ Courtesy of The Red, White, and Blue ★
December 9th, 2015 12:21:25am
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Why are all the holiday activity's so fun?




 

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Event Coordinator Panthera Onca .:. The Night Floof 🐆
December 9th, 2015 1:16:40am
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Jean-Luc Picard....hahahahahahaha




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H A R R O W
December 9th, 2015 5:29:44am
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Who was the first player to answer all the questions correctly? :)




 

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Administrator Binny 🦄 [on leave for April ; blitz babysitting]
December 9th, 2015 7:02:45pm
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Congratulations to Trig for answering all questions correctly first!




 

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